Original jake and the pancake game

ABSTRACT

The Jake and the Pancake game is an original creation inspired by a book I authored.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0004] The Original Jake and the Pancake game, a board game, wasinspired by the children's book I authored, entitled Jake and thePancake. Jake is a dog who acquires a loves for pancakes and becomes apancake thief.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0005] In The Original Jake and the Pancake board game players competeto help Jake, lover of pancakes and pancake thief, make his way aroundthe board and collect the most pancakes to win. Each player has a Jakefigurine. Each player takes turns drawing cards, which tell how manyspaces Jake moves.

[0006] When a player's Jake figurine lands on a restaurant space, theplayer spins the spinner to see how many pancakes Jake took. Playerscollect small replica pancakes. Pancakes are given out from the grill.

[0007] If the spinner lands on a Chef, it means Jake has been caught,and the player must put all his/her pancakes back on the grill.

[0008] Players can also lose/gain pancakes by landing on other spaces onthe board.

[0009] Player to get his/her Jake figurine home with the most pancakeswins.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

[0010] (page 1 of 5) Game Board

[0011] (page 2 of 5) Game Cards

[0012] (page 3 of 5) Spinner

[0013] (page 4 of 5) Jake figurine and Pancake pieces

[0014] (page 5 of 5) Grill and Spatula

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0015] The Original Jake and the Pancake game was inspired by achildren's book I authored entitled Jake and the Pancake about a dog whoacquires a love for pancakes and becomes a pancake thief. The game isbased and modeled after the book. In the game players compete to helpJake collect the most pancakes, at restaurants and other stops, as hetravels around the board.

[0016] Game parts include a game board, playing cards, a spinner,pancake pieces, Jake figurines, a spatula and a grill.

[0017] Drawings of game board (page 1 of 5), playing cards (page 2 of5), spinner (page 3 of 5), pancake pieces and Jake figurines (page 4 of5), grill and spatula (page 5 of 5).

[0018] Each player gets a Jake figurine. Players draw cards whichindicate the number of spaces to move their figurine around the gameboard There are pancake restaurants located on many spaces.

[0019] When a player lands his/her Jake figurine on a restaurant theyspin the spinner to see how many pancakes Jake swipes. Wherever thespinner needle stops determines the number of pancakes Jake took fromthe restaurant.

[0020] Players receive pancakes from the grill. Players can use thespatula to pick up pancakes.

[0021] If the spinner needle lands on a Chef, it means Jake was caughtand the player must put any pancakes he/she has collected back on thegrill.

[0022] There are hazards located on some spaces where a player may losepancake(s) and other good stop spaces where a player may gain pancakes.

[0023] The object of the game is for the player to get Jake around theboard and home with the most pancakes.

[0024] (More detailed rules of the game and how to play are included inclaims)

1. I claim my invention is The Original Jake and the Pancake game whichwas inspired by the children's book I authored (and which has beenpublished) entitled Jake and the Pancake. My invention is a board game.My invention includes a game board, playing cards, a spinner, figurines,pancake pieces, a grill and a spatula. The game centers around a dognamed Jake who loves pancakes. Players compete to help Jake collect themost pancakes as he travels around the board Players take turns drawingcards to determine the number of spaces Jake moves on the game board.There are pancake restaurants on many spaces. When a player lands on arestaurant, they spin a spinner. Spinner determines the number ofpancakes awarded. Players collect mini-pancake pieces as they get them.Object of the Game: Help Jake get home with the most pancakes! I claimthe following are the rules and how to play the game. Rules: All playersstart at Jake's house and move around the board/restaurant row drawingfrom the stack of game cards. Players take turns, drawing cards andspinning a spinner. Each player must move his/her Jake figurine all theway around the board and finish at Jake's house. Each player has his orher own Jake figurine to move around the board counter-clockwise. ToStart: Place Jake figurines on start line at Jake's house. Youngestplayer goes first. A player draws a card to determine how many spaces tomove their Jake figurine. Cards say, Jake Moves 1 space/Jake Moves 2spaces, etc. If player draws a “Jake Eats A Pancake” card, he/shesurrenders one pancake to the grill. If figurine lands on a restaurant,player spins the Spinner to see if Jake gets any pancakes or is caughtby a chef. Wherever the spinner needle stops determines the number ofpancakes Jake swipes from the restaurant he has landed on. For example:Say a player lands on the Pancake City Diner. The player spins thespinner. The needle stops on 3 pancakes. Player gets 3 pancakes from thegrill. If the spinner needle stops on a Chef, Jake has been caught inthe act of Grand Theft Pancake. Player must surrender any pancakeshe/she has collected and put them back on the grill. If player has nopancakes when spinner needle stops on a Chef or Jake Eats A Pancake,there's no penalty. Next player takes his/her turn and draws a card. Allpancakes are collected from the grill. When you receive pancakes (afterspinning) you may use the spatula for collecting them. When yousurrender pancakes you put them back on the grill. For fun, stackpancakes as Jake gets 'em! Players take turns drawing a card andspinning the spinner when appropriate. Key Notes: First player to getJake around the board and home gets a free Short Stack of pancakes (2).Winner is the player who gets Jake home with the MOST pancakes! Hazards:Lake Pancake—Soggy pancakes! If Jake lands in Lake Pancake playersurrenders any pancakes he/she has. Put them back on the grill. Bummerfor Jake! Mooch Pooch—If Jake lands on the Mooch Pooch player mustsurrender a pancake to the pooch (bummer, but at least a gesture ofgoodwill). Big Bad Dog—If Jake lands on the Big Bad Dog player mustsurrender 2 pancakes. (He's a meanie so fork 'em over) Cool Stops:Grandma's House—Grandma loves Jake! If Jake lands on Grandma's houseplayer gets a free stack of pancakes (3)! Pass The Syrup—If Jake landson Pass The Syrup player moves ahead one free space (that's one spacecloser to getting Jake home!) Rules for Finish: All players must finishat Jake's house. If a player draws a card that lands beyond Jake's househe/she can give up a pancake(s) to get him home. How? You just do alittle subtraction. Subtract the space(s) you are from Jake's house fromthe number of spaces you got on your spin. Example: Say you're 2 spacesfrom Jake's house. You spin ‘Jake Moves 3 spaces.’ You could give up 1pancake (3−2=1) to get him home. If you don't want to do that you canwait until your next turn to try to draw a card and get the exact numberof spaces you need to get Jake home. (Note: If you're the last to finishyou only get 2 attempts to get the exact number. The second draw wouldbe final). And remember: the first player to get Jake home gets a freeshort stack (2 pancakes) so sometimes it's worth doing some subtractionto get Jake home! Once you reach Jake's house you're finished. Otherscontinue to draw cards and spin until everyone gets their Jake home.When everyone gets their Jake home, count up the pancakes and the playerwith the most wins!